Quant Developer - US Equity Options Analytics & Experimentation

Wolverine Trading; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Discretionary bonus

Medical, dental, vision, life, and dis

Parental leave

401K and Roth 401K

Profit sharing

Disability insurance

On-site gym

Free meals

Team events

Mentorship program

Education resources

Job summary

Wolverine Trading in Chicago, IL seeks a Quantitative Developer to join an experienced team responsible for disseminating liquidity across US Equity Options markets. You will build and grow analytics capabilities through research and experimentation, shaping the future direction of our analytics suite.

You will learn order flow dynamics, exchange rules, and engine mechanics, applying rigorous problem-solving and a passion for learning in a fast-paced trading environment that prizes ideas and

Qualifications

• Background in a quantitative field.
• Knowledge of basic statistical concepts such as regression analysis.
• Experience with Python and common data science packages.
• Experience with object-oriented programming is a plus but not required; willingness to learn C#.
• Understanding of or willingness to learn about low-level networking and FPGA concepts.
• Strong technical and non-technical communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Gain domain expertise on US Equity Option exchange micro-structure.
• Propose, run, and maintain production testing pipelines within an experimental framework.
• Curate, document, and present experimentation results to trading and engineering staff.
• Generate ideas for trading feature enhancement and parameter configurations through post-trade analytics.
• Work with large tick databases to build and maintain core datasets for productivity and strategy enhancements.

Skills

Python

Data science

Statistics

OO programming

C# learning

Networking basics

FPGA basics

Communication skills

Education

Quantitative field

Tools

C#

Job description

Wolverine Trading in Chicago, IL seeks a Quantitative Developer to join an experienced team responsible for disseminating liquidity across US Equity Options markets. You will build and grow analytics capabilities through research and experimentation, shaping the future direction of our analytics suite.

You will learn order flow dynamics, exchange rules, and engine mechanics, applying rigorous problem-solving and a passion for learning in a fast-paced trading environment that prizes ideas and